RCPN Bulletin November 3rd 2024 (Nov 02, 2024)

Club News

November 3rd 2024

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This week's speaker

Allan Henry

Allan Henry is a multitalented actor, stuntman, movement coach, and motion capture performer (MoCap) since 2006. Most recently, he is the man behind King Kong and the Cocaine Bear. He has worked on Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and other Sir Peter Jackson films, and on Stephen Spielberg’s The BFG in Canada, plus with Sir Richard Taylor and Weta Digital.

His topic is " The life of a MoCap artist."

Desk- Brad Weekly

Greeter-Ross Buxton

Kaikohau-Nicole Barker

Opening Thought-Antony Zogg

Introduction-Dawn Sanders

Thanking-Heather Lucas

Buy the box-
Howard Tong

Closing thought-Bill Day

Club report -
Nicole Barker

President Jo

Once again, we had a wonderful speaker on Wednesday who delivered a familiar message in the most engaging way. Thank you Heather for continuing to organise the speaker programme.
Thank you to Warwick and David for bringing along guests this week. I hope they enjoyed the meeting. I know that one of them is planning to join us once his child’s treatment is concluded. They would certainly have seen what a vibrant club we are.
This week’s report is mostly reminders, there is a lot on offer at the moment:

Please complete the club survey. This is very important for your Board, so they can use the information from the survey results, to inform more detailed discussion on 20 November at our club forum.
There is an offer to pay $100 per annum for Buying the Box. That means any contribution you make to that section of the Wednesday meetings is covered.
Make sure that you have registered for our club event being held on 8 December at the Top of the Cable Car.
Christmas puddings. If you would like to order one or more, please let me know. They are $25 each.
Let me know if you would like to be part of a team for the Birdwood project quiz night on 24 November. $30 per head at the Karori Tap house.
Plimmerton Rotary are having a cricket themed gala dinner on 5 December, the guest speaker is Jeremy Coney. Contact the Plimmerton club for information

I will be visiting Bev’s club in Nelson on Friday morning and will convey our best wishes to the club, and to Bev.

“Efficiency is doing things right. Effectiveness is doing the right things.” – Peter Drucker

Come and hear Warwick speak at the Wellington Heritage Festival this Tuesday

One of our members Warwick Bell is delivering a public lecture as part of the Wellington Heritage Festival on past and present Masonic buildings in Wellington city next Tuesday Nov 5th afternoon at the Wellesley Boutique Hotel. See details below.

https://wellingtonheritagefestival.co.nz/event/freemasons-in-wellington/

The Wellington Heritage Festival is supported by Rotary

Last Flashback Friday for the year - this Friday

November 8, 12pm - Baylands Brewery Petone.

An easy walk from the Petone railway station :)

Golf fund raiser for the Malaghan

Come and join us on Friday 22 November at the Royal Wellington Golf Club for a Charity Golf day. Teams of 4 playing ambrose with lots of food and drink around the course. Lunch before tee off at 12.30. Dinner and prizes after the event. To register contact Jane Paterson janejpaterson@gmail.com. It would be great to continue members support of the Malaghan Institute.

Birdwood Project Quiz
Sunday 24th November

Come and be part of the Port Nic Rotary Club quiz team to raise funds for the Birdwood project. Click here for details about the quiz and find out more about the project here

RYLA Youth Leadership Awards
Applications close soon for RYLA 2025. This residential 4 day course is to be held in late January, is fully funded and open top young
leaders/potential leaders aged 18-24.
Further details and the application process is available on our Clubs website or view Rotary District 9940- RYLA 2025

The future looks good

Meetings, speakers and events we have to look forward to includes

13 November: Rebecca Bangma House of Grace strategic direction
20 November: AGM and club forum
27 November: Clint Schoultz Vulnerable Support Charitable Trust - Take 10
4 December: Lafulafu V Ekenasio: Working with the Pasifika eldery in Newtown - keeping people moving
8 December: Rotary xmas / end of year event 6 – 9pm at the Cable Top restaurant.
11 December: David Howman: Sports integrity and Fair play

Financial literacy and ethnic communities.

When growing up, Pushpa watched people coming and going from her house – her father was a Union leader, and people came to him for advice. She noticed that some people were running out of money, while others coped – even though they all received the same income. Why could some not manage?